Hi my brother addicted to cough syrup cortex past 7 yrs. Daily he took 200 ml which is 2 100 ml bottles. Pls tell me how to get out of him from that habit.
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First of all, he needs to want to give it up. All your efforts will end in vain if he himself does not want to give it up. You can, however, talk to him about the dangers and convince him to want to quit. Codeine addiction is worsened by increasing tolerance levels for the drug. If he is having a serious addiction and he cannot quit its use, he will have to admit himself to a rehabilitation center and go through their program for a complete recovery. This type of treatment is ideal because it takes him away from the influences of people and circumstances that he has gotten conditioned to and will make it easier in a different geographical location. When he comes out of the center he must continue with addiction counseling for three years at least before being free of the enslavement. He will also need to attend NA meetings regularly and get a lot of support from other users who are also recovering. He will need to make some lifestyle changes and work on the stress that is normally the reason most youngsters get addicted to codeine. There is also the oral issue, the rigid value system, the genetic factors, and the script issue that has to be worked upon with the counselor. He will need to start regular vigorous exercise, sleep well, and start on a healthy diet. He must follow a tight time schedule with interesting and productive activities. The counselor will also teach him new ways of finding joy without the use of chemicals. He should socialize with people, join new groups, attend conferences, meetings, seminars etc. to be involved with other important activities in his neighborhood. He will need to go for a thorough medical checkup and determine that there was no serious damage to his body because of the abuse.
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